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Astelia menziesiana
As recorded: Astelia menziesiana Sm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Asteliaceae
- Collected by
- Munro, G.C.
- Collector number
- 243
- Date
- March 1, 1915
- Locality
- Hookio Ridge
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.8344, -156.8944 ± 894 m
- Identified by
- Birch, J.L.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On March 1, 1915, Munro, G.C. also collected 4 other specimens.
Still here: Astelia menziesiana observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1915. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-07-13.

2025-07-13
Hawaii, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-06-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-05-12
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Astelia menziesiana. BISH 121157. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956486897. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/121157.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956486897 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)
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